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GRANDPA FODGE CELEBRATES HIS 87TH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY. Grandad Fodge celebrated his 78th birthday Sunday, April 30, his birthday being Monday, May 1. Everyone took well filled baskets to the park where dinner was spread at 12:30.. Grandad Ticer gave grace as the relaatives and friends gathered about the festive spread.. Relaltives present included Grandmother Fodge, two daughters Mrs. Daisy Franks and family and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Pickard and family; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Eitle and family; Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eudy and family; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Derryberry and family; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith and sons; Mr. and Mrs. Edward White and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gates and children; Mrs. Claudis Petty and daughter and Billie Don Fodge, Mrs. Russell Swarts and son. Others were:. Mrs. Gates, Mr. and Mrs. G.T. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Brooks and sons, Mrs. George Dees, Mr. and Mrs. George Staggs and son; Miss Wynna Grady, Daphne Pettygrew, Carl Branum, Terrell King, Mr. and Mrs. L.M. Brooks and Grandad and Mrs. Ticer - 68 being present.. This was posted on the Eitel-Franks Family Website on June 6, 2009 by Janice Laman, great granddaughter of James Newton Fodge. Janice writes: This is a newspaper article from Grandma Daisy's things. I think that some of the dates and spellings are wrong, but I' going to type it the way it is printed. I believe it is from May of 1933 and that it is his 78th (not 87th) birthday, but someone may want to check my math. He passed away in 1936.. ********************************************************************** ********************************** James Newton Fodge Remembered by his daughter Daisy Fodge Daisy Fodge was the oldest surviving daughter of James Newton Fodge and Sopia Ann Travis Reynolds. She remembered her father this way.. "He was very short, not quite 5'6" tall. He had coal black hair, black eyes, and a medium complexion.. J.N. Fodge worked in a liquor store for his father. He was working in the liquor store at the time he married Sophia Ann. He had a relative in Paducah who was a Doctor. When J.N. came to Texas in Dec. 1880 he came to Texarkana and located at Lodi. He remained there for four years while working in a sawmill. He worked firing the sawmill. John Fodge's family and George Washington Reynolds' family also came to Texas at the same time but they moved immediately to Detroit, Texas. James Fodge moved to Detroit, Texas in 1884 and lived there until 1903 when he moved to Indian Territory, Oklahoma. He farmed in Detroit, Texas but after moving to Indian Territory, he clerked in a store, farmed and ran a cafe."

Buried:
Doakesville/Fort Towson Cemetery

James married Sophia Ann Travis Reynolds on 13 Jan 1876 in Henry County, Tennessee, USA. Sophia (daughter of George Washington Reynolds and Sarah Frances Laster) was born on 4 Dec 1857 in Carroll, Tennessee, USA; died on 14 Feb 1949 in Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Feb 1949 in Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Arthur Aaron Fodge was born on 1 Dec 1876 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA; died on 6 Mar 1937 in Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Mar 1937 in Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA.
2. Bessie Fodge was born on 15 Jul 1898 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA; died on 28 Sep 1898 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA.
3. Daisy Laura Fodge was born on 2 Oct 1880 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA; died on 16 Jul 1965 in Willows, Glenn, California, USA; was buried in Jul 1965 in Orland, Glenn, California, USA.
4. Jimmie Maude Fodge was born on 14 Jun 1894 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA,; died on 13 Jan 1932 in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA; was buried in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, USA.
5. John Marvin Bishop Fodge was born on 29 Jul 1885 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA,; died on 22 May 1947 in Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA.
6. Mary Etta Fodge was born on 16 Jun 1879 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA; died on 21 Nov 1879 in McKenzie, Carroll, Tennessee, USA.
7. Minnie Fodge was born on 2 Mar 1892 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA,; died on 9 Feb 1968 in Redding, Shasta, California, USA; was buried in Redding, Shasta, California, USA.
8. Ruby Fodge was born on 31 Mar 1883 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA; died on 28 Mar 1889 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA.
9. Willie Fodge was born on 1 Nov 1889 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA; died on 30 Jan 1890 in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA; was buried in Detroit, Red River, Texas, USA.